Vocab
To achieve one's goals and dreams.
Success
Inner Critic
The internal "voice" which seeks to blame yourself.
The internal "voice" you should listen to in order to find the best solution.
Inner Guide
"Consider this: if at first you don't succeed, something is blocking your way."
Micheal Ray and Rochelle Myers
The ACHS school colors
Black, Green, Gold
Taking responsibility for one’s own success.
Self-Management
Life Roles
The parts we play in others lives, such as student, employee, friend, etc.
The action which helps you feel more confident about your own abilities.
Positive affirmations
"The fact that you've made positive changes in the past is a good reminder that you have the personal strength to make similar changes whenever you wish."
Skip Downing and Jonathan Brennan
The book Downing and Brennan wrote that is fundamental material for Advanced Academic Achievement.
On Course: Strategies for Success in College, Career, and Life
The drive to be successful, pushed by value and expectations.
Motiviation
Inner Defender
The internal "voice" which seeks to blame others.
The action you should take when discussing important topics with a friend, classmate, teacher, etc.
Active listening
"Here's the point: Like planets, we all have invisible Neptunes tugging at us every day. For us, these invisible forces are not in outer space. They exist in inner space, in our subconscious minds."
Skip Downing and Jonathan Brennan
The year Aurora was established as a city in Colorado
1928
Mutually supportive relationships which help each other achieve their goals.
Interdependence
Self-Sabotage
Personal choices which work against your goals and dreams.
The most effective way to complete both easy and difficult tasks.
Setting short and long term goals.
"I learned that I could not look to my exterior self to do anything for me. If I was going to accomplish anything in life, I had to start from within."
Oprah Winfrey
Solve for x
4(x + 4) + 3(x -3) = 2(x -3) + 12
Forgotten experiences which may still have an effect on your decisions subconsciously.
Unconscious Forces
Amygdala
The part of the brain which stores emotionally-charged, yet forgotten memories.
The best way to spot and prevent subconscious self-sabotage.
Recognizing when you are off course in a particular area.
"Progressively we discover that there are levels of experience beneath the surface, beneath our consciousness, and we realize that these may hold the key both to the problems and potentiality of our life."
Ira Progoff
The distance between the second closest star and Earth.
The second closest star is the Proxima Centauri, which is about 4.24 light years away from the Earth.